RCW 47.01.250
Consultation with designated state officials.
The chief of the Washington state patrol, the director of the traffic safety commission, the executive director of the county road administration board, and the director of licensing are designated as official consultants to the transportation commission so that the goals and activities of their respective agencies which relate to transportation are fully coordinated with other related responsibilities of the department of transportation. In this capacity, the chief of the Washington state patrol, the director of the traffic safety commission, the executive director of the county road administration board, and the director of licensing shall consult with the transportation commission and the secretary of transportation on the implications and impacts on the transportation related functions and duties of their respective agencies of any proposed comprehensive transportation plan, program, or policy.
In order to develop fully integrated, balanced, and coordinated transportation plans, programs, and budgets the chief of the Washington state patrol, the director of the traffic safety commission, the executive director of the county road administration board, and the director of licensing shall consult with the secretary of transportation on the matter of relative priorities during the development of their respective agencies' plans, programs, and budgets as they pertain to transportation activities.
[ 1998 c 245 § 92; 1990 c 266 § 5; 1979 c 158 § 204; 1977 ex.s. c 151 § 26.]
NOTES:
Identification of environmental costs of transportation projects—Pilot project—1993 c 59: "Recognizing the importance of maintaining the quality of life in Washington state, the citizens of this state demand protection and preservation of our scarce natural resources. Citizens also demand an efficient and effective transportation system. The departments of transportation, ecology, fisheries, and wildlife and the Puget Sound water quality authority have worked jointly to develop cooperative approaches for mitigating environmental impacts resulting from transportation projects. Nevertheless, many transportation projects are costing more than was budgeted due to unanticipated and extensive environmental considerations. It is the intent of the legislature to find a process for accessing, budgeting, and accounting for environmental costs related to significant transportation projects in order to determine whether the environmental costs exceed the transportation benefits of a project.
Therefore, the department of transportation shall undertake a pilot program in at least one transportation district that will serve as a case study for the entire department. The department shall identify and cost out the discrete environmental elements of a representative sampling of transportation projects. The environmental elements should include, but not necessarily be limited to, wetlands, stormwater, hazardous waste, noise, fish, and wildlife. The department shall also consider an assessment of the cost impacts resulting from delays associated with permitting requirements.
It is the intent of the legislature that the environmental cost estimates be developed during a detailed scoping process that will include preliminary engineering and design. After the detailed scoping process and design report is complete, the department shall submit project-specific recommendations and cost estimates to the transportation commission before approval is granted for the construction phase of the projects.
Based upon the findings of the pilot program the transportation commission shall recommend policies to the legislative transportation committee regarding: (1) The current practice of appropriating design and construction dollars simultaneously; (2) identification of reasonable thresholds for environmental costs; (3) budget and accounting modifications that may be warranted in order to accurately capture environmental costs associated with transportation projects; and (4) modification to the priority array statutes, chapter 47.05 RCW." [ 1993 c 59 § 1.]
Structure Revised Code of Washington
Title 47 - Public Highways and Transportation
Chapter 47.01 - Department of Transportation.
47.01.011 - Legislative declaration.
47.01.031 - Department created—Transfer of powers, duties, and functions.
47.01.041 - Secretary of transportation—Appointment, salary, removal.
47.01.051 - Commission created—Appointment of members—Terms—Qualifications—Removal.
47.01.061 - Commission—Procedures and internal operations.
47.01.070 - Director's and commissioner's prior assignments may be delegated.
47.01.071 - Commission—Functions, powers, and duties.
47.01.075 - Transportation policy development.
47.01.078 - Transportation system policy goals—Duties.
47.01.081 - Department—Organization—Management personnel.
47.01.091 - Advisory councils.
47.01.101 - Secretary—Authority and duties.
47.01.131 - Continuation of state services to department.
47.01.180 - Roads and bridges in state parks.
47.01.190 - State aid engineer.
47.01.210 - Contract without bid or bond with public utilities and municipal corporations.
47.01.240 - Coordination of long-range needs studies.
47.01.250 - Consultation with designated state officials.
47.01.260 - Authority of department.
47.01.270 - Radioactive or hazardous cargo, notice of prohibition.
47.01.280 - Application for improvements to existing highways.
47.01.290 - Environmental review of transportation projects.
47.01.330 - Office of transit mobility.
47.01.340 - Local and regional transportation goals.
47.01.380 - State route No. 520 improvements—Exceptions.
47.01.408 - State route No. 520 improvements—Design requirements.
47.01.412 - State route No. 520 improvements—Tax deferrals—Definition.
47.01.415 - State route No. 520 improvements—Finance plan.
47.01.417 - State route No. 520 improvements—Finance plan—Revenue sources and savings recognition.
47.01.420 - Naming and renaming state transportation facilities.
47.01.425 - Jurisdictional transfers.
47.01.430 - Wounded combat veterans internship program.
47.01.435 - Highway construction workforce development—Reports.
47.01.460 - Adjustments to recreational vehicle fees.
47.01.470 - Transfer of ownership of department-owned vessel—Review of vessel's physical condition.
47.01.475 - Transfer of ownership of department-owned vessel—Further requirements.
47.01.490 - Reporting engineering errors on highway construction projects—Requirements.
47.01.495 - Construction program business plan—Requirements—Progress reports—Advisory group.
47.01.505 - Interstate 5 Columbia river bridge project—Joint legislative action committee.
47.01.510 - Autonomous vehicle executive and legislative work group.
47.01.515 - Environmental justice obligations of the department of transportation.